Editing Half-Dryad (section)

==Stats==

Described as resembling a beautiful human, elven or half-elven woman with green hair, mechanically, the half-dryad looked like this when it appeared in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1e:
::Ability Score Range: Strength 3/18, Dexterity 3/18, Constitution 3/17, Intelligence 5/18, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 8/18
::Ability Score Modifiers: +1 Charisma, -1 Constitution
::Class & Level Limits: [[Druid]] 9, [[Fighter]] 7, [[Ranger]] 8, [[Wizard|Magic-User]] 7, [[Rogue|Thief]] 12, [[Bard]] 14
::Thieving Skill Adjustments: +5% Hide In Shadows, +5% Hear Noise, Listen At Doors 15%
::50% chance to identify plant types, animal types, and the purity of water.
::90% resistance to Charm spells cast by creatures associated with nature.
::No resistance to spells cast by music and singing.

The half-dryad never appeared in any subsequent edition. The 3rd edition 3rd-party sourcebook "Bastards & Bloodlines" by Green Ronin Publishing did include a thematic equivalent in the Spring Child; resembling incredibly beautiful half-elven women with strikingly bright eyes (pale sky blue, fiery red, gold or silver), and hair that changes color with the seasons, Spring Children are defined mostly by their sensuality, their wanderlust, their love of nature, and their inability to mentally mature fully past childhood. These had the following statblock:
::-2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, +4 Charisma
::Medium sized Humanoid
::Base speed 30 feet
::Low-light Vision
::Increase the DC of mind-affecting spells they cast by +2.
::Speak with Plants spell-like ability as a Druid of the same level, usable 1/day or Charisma bonus times per day, whichever is higher.
::Ageless: As an extraordinary ability, Spring Children do not physically age, neither suffering the penalties of aging past Adult nor gaining the bonuses.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Wizard]] with the Enchantment speciality school.
::[[Level Adjustment]]: +2

The Half-Dryad's concept as a "PC-friendly Dryad" may have inspired the creation of the [[Hamadryad]] race in 4th edition.

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